Why Iron Maiden sold its rights, and what it ACTUALLY means for the fans

Iron Maiden just sold the rights to their catalog, name, and Eddie to Pophouse. Yes, that same Pophouse who are also responsible for the ABBA and Kiss avatars. And this, of course, has quite a lot of Iron Maiden fans all around the world freaking out. So let's take a look at what it actually means, what will happen to Eddie and all of the future live shows, and then answer the most popular question of all: whether Iron Maiden avatars are coming. Here you go! So first and foremost, what is going on and what exactly is being sold? Today, Iron Maiden have announced a major partnership with the Swedish entertainment and music investment company Pophouse, which has acquired a stake in three major parts of the Iron Maiden business: the band's music publishing rights, its master recording rights, and its name, image, and likeness rights, including of course everyone's beloved mascot, Eddie. And the official statement does not really disclose any financial terms of this agreement, but Billboard reported that Pophouse acquired a 50% stake, and Pophouse CEO Jessica Karavas described the arrangement as a 50/50 partnership with the band, which of course sounds pretty cool, what exactly does that mean? 00:00 - Intro 00:31 - Explaining the deal 03:50 - What is Pophouse really 07:12 - What is means for Iron Maiden's future -------- 🤘 Become a Patreon and support the show - https://www.patreon.com/metal_pilgrim ...or become a YouTube Channel Member - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC06AP7y6naJahDNepxTeCsw/join THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT! 👕 Metal Pilgrim merch for your next concert - https://metalpilgrim.net/ 📷 Instagram - https://instagram.com/metal_pilgrim/ 👍 Facebook - https://facebook.com/MetalPilgrimOfficial 🆇 Twitter/X - https://x.com/MetalPilgrimOFC 🤖 Discord - https://discord.gg/5NK3pdgfnU 🎶 Metal 365 Playlist - https://metalpilgrim.net/Metal365 🇺🇦 Support our volunteer efforts here on the ground in Ukraine by donating to Steel Wings Foundation (I am the founder and personally responsible for every penny spent) - https://steelwings.net/en/ -------- Links to products posted here are usually affiliate, meaning that I may earn commission from them. -------- Background music: "Uberpunch" Alexander Nakarada (serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License -------- All content falls under fair use: any copying of copyrighted material done for a limited and “transformative” purpose, such as to comment upon, criticize, or parody a copyrighted work. Such uses can be done without permission from the copyright owner.